Brave New World and Brave New World Revisited

Now more than ever: Aldous Huxley's enduring "masterpiece. . . one of the most prophetic dystopian works of the 20th century" (Wall Street Journal) must be read and understood by anyone concerned with preserving the human spirit in the face of our "brave new world"

Aldous Huxley's profoundly important classic of world literature and timeless work of science fiction, Brave New World is a searching vision of an unequal, technologically-advanced future where humans are genetically bred, socially indoctrinated, and pharmaceutically anesthetized to passively uphold an authoritarian ruling order—all at the cost of our freedom, full humanity, and perhaps also our souls.

“A genius [who] who spent his life decrying the onward march of the Machine” (The New Yorker), Huxley was a man of incomparable talents: equally an artist, a spiritual seeker, and one of history’s keenest observers of human nature and civilization. Brave New World, his masterpiece of dystopian fiction, has enthralled and terrified millions of readers, and retains its urgent relevance to this day as both a warning to be heeded as we head into tomorrow and as a thought-provoking, satisfying work of philosophical fiction. Written in the shadow of the rise of fascism during the 1930s, Brave New World likewise speaks to a 21st-century world dominated by mass-entertainment, technology, medicine and pharmaceuticals, the arts of persuasion, and the hidden influence of elites.

This edition also includes the full text of Brave New World Revisited, Huxley's 1958 nonfiction follow-up to Brave New World.

The astonishing novel Brave New World, originally published in 1932, presents Aldous Huxley's vision of the future -- of a world utterly transformed. Through the most efficient scientific and psychological engineering, people are genetically designed to be passive and therefore consistently useful to the ruling class. This powerful work of speculative fiction sheds a blazing critical light on the present and is considered to be Huxley's most enduring masterpiece.

Following Brave New World is the nonfiction work Brave New World Revisited, first published in 1958. It is a fascinating work in which Huxley uses his tremendous knowledge of human relations to compare the modern-day world with the prophetic fantasy envisioned in Brave New World, including threats to humanity, such as overpopulation, propaganda, and chemical persuasion.

“Aldous Huxley is the greatest 20th century writer in English.” - Chicago Tribune

“One of the 20th century’s greatest writers.” - Washington Post

“A genius . . . a writer who spent his life decrying the onward march of the Machine.” - The New Yorker

“Huxley uses his erudite knowledge of human relations to compare our actual world with his prophetic fantasy of 1931. It is a frightening experience, indeed, to discover how much of his satirical prediction of a distant future became reality in so short a time.” - New York Times Book Review

“Chilling. . . . That he gave us the dark side of genetic engineering in 1932 is amazing.” - Providence Journal-Bulletin

“A sometimes appallingly accurate view of today’s world.” - St. Louis Post-Dispatch

“It’s time for everyone to read or reread Brave New World.” - Raleigh News & Observer

“[A] masterpiece. ... One of the most prophetic dystopian works of the 20th century.” - Wall Street Journal